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f <br /> 18 <br /> adopt the proposals, the Administration recommends approval of the <br /> following implementation schedule: <br /> June, 1996 Training workshops are held for land owners, <br /> surveyors, developers, etc. on use of Design <br /> Guidebook and Flexible Development approval <br /> process. <br /> July 1, 1996 Effective date of Flexible Development standards. <br /> Per the Board's direction, copies of the Orange County Open Design <br /> Guidebook will be provided for review and comment as soon as possible <br /> but no later than the Board's May 14 meeting. Copies will also be <br /> provided to the Planning Board for comment, every effort will be made to <br /> accomplish this before presenting the Guidebook to the Board of <br /> Commissioners. <br /> Orange County's guidebook is to be modeled on the Open Space Design <br /> Guidebook for the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine (APES) Region and will <br /> include case studies to illustrate how to use the "four-step" open space <br /> design process in preparing plans for each of the Flexible Development <br /> options. The Guidebook is a "guide" on how to apply the ordinance <br /> provisions. It is not an ordinance, but the Flexible Development <br /> provisions as adopted will be included as an appendix. <br /> The APES Open Space Design Guidebook is undergoing final review by <br /> the planning branch of the N.C. Division of Environmental Management <br /> (NCDEM). Upon receipt of the NCDEM comments, the final version of <br /> guidebook will be prepared, with publication and distribution occurring in <br /> May. Publication and distribution is being handled by the N.C. <br /> Association of County Commissioners, with distribution to all 100 <br /> counties in the state. <br />